Watch TV online with Fancast

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I’m lucky enough to have a DVR, but more often than not it’s filled with children’s programming so I miss many of my favorite shows. And sometimes, like all technology, it fails. This is what happened this weekend, when I was about 3 minutes into the latest episode of Desperate Housewives. I heard an awful clicking sound and my cable box shut down. Not only did I miss that, but everything else I had recorded was gone. GAH!

I was thrilled to log on to Fancast.com and see they have 30 episodes of Desperate Housewives available to watch instantly, including the newest one. After looking around, I noticed that I can catch all my favorite guilty pleasures – 90210, Grey’s Anatomy, Melrose Place, Flash Forward, GLEE! – on my own time, any time. And did I mention it’s free?

A few facts about Fancast:

• Debuted in January 2008
• Content comes from more than 100 sources
• Has more than 10,000 hours of online video programming, including:
  • More than 60,000 videos
  • Over 13,000 full-length shows
  • And more are being added every day!
• For those who are pop culture junkies, there are tons of extras like films, trailers, pictorials, blogs, listings, live chats and Q&A with stars.

Not only can I watch all the newest shows, but I can also go back and revisit classics like Friends, Family Ties, The Love Boat, and the original Beverly Hills, 90210, and canceled shows that I never had the chance to watch, like Arrested Development. It’s easy to find what I’m looking for by name, network, or genre, and it’ll even highlight new episodes of my favorite shows so I don’t have to go looking for them.

There are limited commercial breaks, but only 15-30 seconds long, so it’s not a big deal. I’m usually working while I watch TV, so I don’t even notice. Those short commercials are what keeps the site free, so it’s understandable.

All in all, Fancast is pretty cool. The fact that it’s free and that I can watch at anytime won me over!

Written for One2One Network as part of a campaign for Fancast. No compensation was received for this post and all opinions are mine.